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Aug 13, 2026 - Advisory notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services to alert certain clinicians who are Qualifying APM
participants (QPs) and have earned an Alternative Payment
Model (APM) Incentive Payment that CMS does not have the
current information needed to disburse the payment.
Provides information to QPs on how to update their Medicare
billing information so that CMS can disburse payments. All
information should be sent to CMS by October 13, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Federal Register
Aug 12, 2026 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requesting comments on an information collection titled "Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement" regarding electronic collection and verification of payment information for Medicare providers/suppliers. Comments are due October 13, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
CMS: Medicare Program: Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device Coverage Pathway
Federal Register
Aug 11, 2026 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting comments on the process used to accelerate Medicare coverage through the Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) coverage pathway for new technologies. The RAPID coverage pathway will provide accelerated Medicare beneficiary access to certain eligible Class II and Class III Food and Drug Administration Breakthrough-designated Devices. Comments are due October 13, 2026.
Source: Federal Register